The
Carnegie Campaign for Science has reached a significant milestone.
$50 million in pledges, gifts and grants have been made by
individuals and foundations, two-thirds of our $75 million
goal.
The Vera Rubin Postdoctoral Fellowship in Astronomy has been
established with a $1 million gift by Carnegie Trustee Jaylee
Mead. The fund will provide for a young scientist to work
at either the Department of Terrestrial Magnetism where Dr.
Rubin continues her 30 years of research, or at The Carnegie
Observatories in Pasadena, California.
The Campaign’s Hoering fund, established in memory of
former staff member Thomas Hoering, will enable researchers
at The Geophysical Laboratory to continue to develop and acquire
cutting-edge instrumentation.
Elsewhere in the campaign, work is progressing on the Maxine
F. Singer Building, the new home for the Department of Embryology
at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore. It is scheduled
for completion in the spring of 2005. |
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A
Strong Beginning to Carnegie’s Second Century of Science
Carnegie
researchers have been at the forefront of fundamental discoveries
for 100 years. None of the science that we do today was envisioned
a century ago. Nor can we imagine what the next hundred years will
bring. However, we do know that as long as the Carnegie Institution
retains its independence, flexibility, and commitment to excellence,
our scientists will continue to provide the foundation upon which
future science will be built.
The
Institution sees its future as distinct from that of large or mission-driven
research organizations in which scientists undertake work that conforms
to the aims of federal or private-sector interests. Carnegie supports
almost two-thirds of its research from its own endowment. To ensure
that this tradition of independence continues, we have undertaken
the Carnegie Campaign for Science, a $75-million fund-raising effort
that will sustain the best of ongoing Carnegie science and open
up new avenues for scientific research.
As outlined below, there
are five major components to the campaign, each with its own objectives.
The Global Ecology Initiative
Fund. The objective is to raise $20 million to endow
a sixth Carnegie department—the Department of Global Ecology—and
$7 million for a new building to house the department, which is
located adjacent to the Department of Plant Biology on the campus
of Stanford University.
The Embryology Facility Fund.
The goal is to raise $5 million (to supplement a $25 million construction
bond) for construction of a new building on the campus of Johns
Hopkins University and $15 million for an endowment in support of
building operations and maintenance. It will be named for former
president Maxine F. Singer. The Kresge Foundation will contribute
$1.5 million to the Singer Building Project, but only if Carnegie
succeeds in raising the final $6 million needed to complete the
project by July 1, 2005.
The Observatories Enhancement
Fund. This is a $15-million effort to support new scientific
staff members and instrumentation.
The Earth and Planetary
Science Innovation Fund. The aim is to raise $11 million
for instrumentation and facilities renewal at the Department of
Terrestrial Magnetism and the Geophysical Laboratory. The 80-year
old Experiment Building on the Broad Branch Road campus will be
transformed into a vibrant center for scientific conferences and
seminars and will be renamed the David Greenewalt Building.
The Postdoctoral Fellowship Fund.
The goal is to raise $2 million to endow named fellowships.
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